17 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (4 Nov)
Compromised NXT storylines, literal death threats and botches aplenty...
The annual 'Us vs. Them' slog at Survivor Series has, on the surface, been freshened up by NXT's inclusion. Now, it's 'Us vs. Them vs. Them'.
In amongst all the happiness surrounding guys like Adam Cole jousting with Daniel Bryan and Seth Rollins, or Shayna Baszler smashing it in promos with Becky Lynch, allow yours truly to play spoilsport. WWE's recent Draft (during which fans were told brand roster rules would be strictly enforced) has already been thrown out the window by Brock Lesnar doing whatever he pleases and NXT running invasions.
Worse, now NXT's biggest angles are being compromised on Raw and SmackDown for the sake of selling a November pay-per-view long past its sell-by-date. That nuance is one of 17 things you might've missed from the latest Raw. Others deal with topics as varied as real life heart attacks, phoned-in commentary and complete character contradictions.
Scratch beneath that shiny NXT-driven exterior and you may find that Raw was a more problematic episode for WWE than it was helpful. Here's every little hidden gem from the show that you might've slept on, including Rey Mysterio being oddly kind to his arch nemesis...